Afterpay’s deal with EyeBuyDirect and Sezzle’s tie-up with WellNow Urgent Care reflect BNPL’s push to diversify beyond retail.
: On the back of medtech pioneer Stryker’s $3.1B acquisition of Vocera, we unpack why it was a strategic decision and how it could help Stryker dig into the hospital-at-home market.
We unpack the AMA’s recent report on behavioral health integration via telehealth and highlight 2 key areas where digital health can drive access to mental health.
We dig into how its Livongo merger primed it for this move and how it’s part of a larger trend among digital health players.
The rise of subscription-based mental healthcare: Digital psychiatry startup Minded raised $25 million to grow its mental health medication management platform. We detail why D2C mental healthcare is becoming popular among US consumers.
Consumers want affordable drugs, disruptors rise to provide them: Optum launches a new platform to lower the cost of specialty drugs. We dig into how competitors are elbowing in.
Telehealth’s fate in a post-pandemic world: A new survey reveals patients won’t be giving up telehealth after the pandemic. We unpack telehealth’s best use case and barriers holding widespread use back.
The Great Resignation incites high need for competitive health benefits—but it’s getting expensive: Employers are in a tight spot as the cost of providing health benefits skyrockets. We unpack how digital health startups like Sesame have a solution.
Digital health platforms could capture more consumers with stronger social media strategies: VillageMD bought digital patient engagement platform HealthyInteractions—and while it’ll benefit Walgreens’ healthcare push, consumers don’t always know there are digital options like VillageMD’s available.
Providers invest in personalized, prescribed meal-kits at your doorstep—but they’re not cheap: Season Health, Geisinger, CommonSpirit Health, and Cricket Health bring customized, healthcare-informed meal plans to their patients. But its self-pay model would exclude many.
FAIR Health’s latest survey reveals how costs are a major driver of healthcare decision-making among older consumers. We unpack how digital solutions can bring pricing transparency to consumers’ healthcare financial experience and boost engagement.